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CVE-2023-2251: Uncaught Exception in eemeli/yaml

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-04-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-248

Description

Uncaught Exception in GitHub repository eemeli/yaml prior to 2.0.0-5.

Affected products

• gopkg.in/yaml.v2: from 2.0.0-5 before 2.2.2 — fixed in 2.2.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: gopkg.in/yaml.v2 2.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/eemeli/yaml/commit/984f5781ffd807e58cad3b5c8da1f940dab75fba
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/4b494e99-5a3e-40d9-8678-277f3060e96c
• https://github.com/eemeli/yaml/commit/984f5781ffd807e58cad3b5c8da1f940dab75fba
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/4b494e99-5a3e-40d9-8678-277f3060e96c

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